EU to Announce Settlement With Google, Sources Say

The European Union’s antitrust chief, Joaquín Almunia, is expected to announce shortly a settlement in its long-running case with Google, according to people familiar with the situation.

The competition commissioner is due to hold a news conference in Brussels at 11:30 a.m. GMT. Although it is not yet certain that a definitive deal will be announced, the announcement comes just as EU regulators are reviewing a third set of proposals by Google that sought to address concerns over its dominance in online search.

The European Commission rejected two proposals by Google last year. Google offered to highlight its rivals’ services in shaded boxes to counter accusations that it promotes its own products and services—though its rivals would need to pay for that space in an auction.

Mr. Almunia said in mid-January that this was “unacceptable” and warned that the California-based company had only “weeks” left to do better.